Top 25 stock watch: Kansas inches closer to top 5

Naadir Tharpe and Andrew Wiggins of the Kansas Jayhawks talk as they walk back onto the court after a time out during a game against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the second half at Allen Fieldhouse.(Photo: Ed Zurga, Getty Images)

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No. 7 Kansas inched closer to the top five after two solid wins against Baylor and West Virginia

Syracuse remained the unanimous choice at No. 1 after the Orange stayed unbeaten

No. 3 Arizona rebounded from its first loss of the season with a home sweep of the Oregon teams.

No. 2 Wichita State also kept its record clean, surviving what will likely be its toughest remaining road tests in the Missouri Valley Conference. No. 3 Arizona rebounded from its first loss of the season with a home sweep of the Oregon teams. No. 4 Florida, No. 5 San Diego State and No. 6 Villanova avoided upsets this week as well.

No. 7 Kansas inched closer to the top five after two solid wins against Baylor and West Virginia, rebounding from a setback at Texas the previous week. The Jayhawks have an opportunity to improve their stock tonight in a road test at rival Kansas State.

Stock up: Virginia. The Cavaliers matched the biggest move of the week, gaining five places to No. 16

Stock down: Creighton. A setback at St. John's cost the Blue Jays five poll places after their big move up from a week ago. They check in this week at No. 17.

Stock up: Ohio State. Also picking up five positions were the Buckeyes, bolstered by their mid-week victory at Iowa. They climbed to No. 20, narrowly edging fellow Big Ten member Wisconsin.

Stock down: Cincinnati. Like Creighton, the Bearcats weren't done any favors by their league's scheduling computer. A loss at Southern Methodist after a quick turnaround knocked them down four places to No. 11.

Stock up: Saint Louis. The Billikens edged closer to the top 10, picking up three more spots this week to No. 12

Stock down: Gonzaga. The Bulldogs avoided falling out of the poll, but their road loss at Memphis resulted in a four-notch drop to No. 24.